# N8227J: 1989 Bell 206L-3, registration cancelled 2019-04-29

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 29, 2019
- Status when cancelled: First renewal notice
- Airframe: [Bell 206L-3](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206l-3) (registry code 1182108)
- Engine: [Allison 250-C30 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-c30-series) (registry code 03015)
- Data sheets: [TCDS H2SW](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/H2SW), [TCDS E1GL](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E1GL) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 51313
- Year built: 1989
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Turbo-shaft
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: November 6, 1989
- Certificate issued: September 9, 2013
- Last registry action: June 10, 2016
- Mode S code: AB3B9F
- Owner when cancelled: [Helifleet 2013-01 LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HELIFLEET%202013-01%20LLC)
- Location: [Wilmington, DE](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/DE/Wilmington)
- Owner type: LLC
- Owner's area on the map: 39.7236° N, 75.5412° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 19801, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8227J
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8227J
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8227J-2019-04-29

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners' street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe.

ADs and bulletins for the Bell 206L-3: https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206l-3.md

## NTSB investigations (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB WPR19LA071](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR19LA071), Jan 23, 2019: Bell 206 (N8227J), Ashland, OR, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's decision to continue visual flight into deteriorating weather, which resulted in an encounter with instrument meteorological conditions and spatial disorientation leading to a loss of…

## FAA accident and incident reports (1)

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [Accident 20190123000339A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190123000339A), Jan 23, 2019: Bell 206L-3 (N8227J), Ashland, OR, Destroyed, 1 fatal. On 01/23/2019, a pilot was operating aircraft from mfr, home base, under part 91, building hours. While flying at approximately 62DEG heading, at low airspeed,…

## Other aircraft with N8227J

- [Cancelled (date not recorded)](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8227J-undated): Piper PA-32R-301, S/N 32R8313019. Triennial form not returned

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